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1E+W+SAfter section 17B of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18) (which is inserted by section 1 of this Act) insert—
“Persons dependent on drugs etc.E+W+S
17CPersons dependent on drugs etc.
(1)Schedule A1 makes provision for or in connection with imposing requirements on persons in cases where—
(a)they are dependent on, or have a propensity to misuse, any drug, and
(b)any such dependency or propensity is a factor affecting their prospects of obtaining or remaining in work.
(2)That Schedule also contains a power for its provisions to apply in relation to alcohol.”